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Nobuki Sugihara to attend the opening exhibition in memory of his father

February 19, 2020 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Seimas opens the exhibition commemorating Chiune Sugihara’s 120th birthday anniversary and the 80th anniversary of Sugihara’s “visas for life” in the Gallery of the Defenders of Freedom, Building 1 of the Seimas, on Thursday 20 February 2020, […]

Bella Shirin, Hisayuki Sakamizu and Maria Kishida photo by Linas Vasiliauskas

Chiune Sugihara’s legacy-inspired cultural diplomacy

January 30, 2018 Alexandra Kudukis 0

Chiune Sugihara’s legacy continues to live on, reverberating in new culturally significant and socially beneficial ways. […]

Sugihara Memorial in Vilnius Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Kaunas strengthens relations with Japan with the establishment of a new organisation

April 27, 2017 Aurelijus Zykas 0

On April 25, 2017, the Sugihara Group for Kaunas-Japan Relations Development was established. Soon to be approved by decree of the Mayor of Kaunas, the main purpose of the group is to bring together a wide range of organisations and Kaunas residents who together contribute towards positive relations between Kaunas and Japan. […]

Military aid to Ukraine: the Belgian cavalry turns up late

October 3, 2022 0

Belgium has decided on a new military aid package for Ukraine worth €12 million. It includes heavy machine guns[i] and ammunition as well as non-lethal equipment such as helmets, winter clothing and vision equipment. Ambulances […]

KTU researchers: More focus on human rights after the 2020 Seimas elections

September 29, 2022 0

After the 2020 parliamentary elections, human rights were relatively more talked about in the parliament than before the elections, according to the findings of the researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Faculty of Social […]

Energy Minister Kreivys can relax: he will be almost invulnerable for 6 months

September 27, 2022 0

The no-confidence procedure against Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys failed in the Seimas on 27 September. The process was initiated after Russia started the war in Ukraine, which has led to a surge in energy prices, […]

A salary is no longer enough: people are looking for extra jobs

September 20, 2022 0

Not everyone can live on their salary, so they are looking for extra jobs. Labour market experts say the popularity of additional jobs is growing but predict that their demand will increase even more in […]

Sekmokas: while Russia is stuck in Ukraine, we urgently need to make one step

September 12, 2022 0

Former Energy Minister Arvydas Sekmokas, speaking about the current energy dilemma in Lithuania, says that there are many problems. Still, the biggest ones are the dependence on the control room in Moscow and the lack […]

Economists warn of rising wages and unemployment: no longer able to keep up

September 5, 2022 0

Wage growth in Lithuania remains in double digits. According to Sodra, in the second quarter of this year, people’s incomes grew by 14%. However, this is almost seven per cent less than the rise in […]